TN – Tennessee Code Annotated
Title 39 Criminal Offenses
Chapter 11 General Provisions
Part 6 Justification Excluding Criminal Responsibility

39-11-612. Defense of third person.

A person is justified in threatening or using force against another to protect a third person, if:
(1) Under the circumstances as the person reasonably believes them to be, the person would be justified under § 39-11-611 in threatening or using force to protect against the use or attempted use of unlawful force reasonably believed to be threatening the third person sought to be protected; and
(2) The person reasonably believes that the intervention is immediately necessary to protect the third person.

 

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